I noticed Alexa Linden (BC, 3rd in Novice) on IPS. Her former partner, Tyler Miller is not, so he has either found a partner or quit.

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2013 Canadian Novice Dance bronze medalist Tyler Miller is now listed on IPS.

Katherine Pilgrim (6th in Senior Dance at Eastern Sectionals in Nov. 2012 with Alexander Lorello) is on IPS and lists her coaches as Linichuk and Karponosov.

I was intrigued to read Sumire Suto's IPS profile: http://icepartnersearch.com/showbio.php?i=4287
She is 15 and states "I would like to compete juniors and represent Japan on international competitions." I looked up her singles qualifying results for this season - she placed 6th at her Regional in Japan this past September:

Lauri Bonacorsi is on IPS and just recently updated it, with Linichuk/Karponossov as her coaches. IIRC she moved to Detroit to train with Ian Lorello but never competed at sectionals, so I'm not sure when that partnership ended.

Lauri Bonacorsi is on IPS and just recently updated it, with Linichuk/Karponossov as her coaches. IIRC she moved to Detroit to train with Ian Lorello but never competed at sectionals, so I'm not sure when that partnership ended.

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They stopped skating together after only a few months. They had been scheduled to compete at Lake Placid last Jul/Aug, but had broken up by then.

I'm sure safety was a concern for Middleton that is not the first time the lift went down in competition. Apparently she had major dental work done this summer -broke her front teeth due to lift going down. Scary stuff!

I'm sure safety was a concern for Middleton that is not the first time the lift went down in competition. Apparently she had major dental work done this summer -broke her front teeth due to lift going down. Scary stuff!

I'm sure safety was a concern for Middleton that is not the first time the lift went down in competition. Apparently she had major dental work done this summer -broke her front teeth due to lift going down. Scary stuff!

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That's the side of skating the audience usually does not realise. How much effort, pain, injuries, dental work and surgeries is in the skills achieved.

Does anyone have any news on Davis and Ladwig? I'm just asking because someone said a few pages back they might have split. I hope they didn't, but Lindsay Davis didn't look that happy on the US Nats gala broadcast (although Ladwig did).

Brubaker has made some changes during his enforced break from full training. He recently moved back home to Chicago from Los Angeles, where he had worked with John Nicks, Todd Sand and Jenni Meno. He is considering training in Canton, Mich., and he has been working with Johnny Johns and Marina Zoueva as he searches for a partner.

"I miss Todd and Jenni and Mr. Nicks," he said. "It was an honor and amazing to work with them, but being close to home is what I want and need to do now. It's where I would like to be, but I know that in the short amount of time, being in Canton would be giving ourselves the best opportunities."

(2/7/13) - Pairs skaters Lindsay Davis and Mark Ladwig, 2013 U.S. pairs pewter medalists, announced they have ended their partnership. Davis has expressed interest in finding a new partner, while Ladwig is exploring various options.